Lake Stevens Middle School At Lake Stevens Middle School our staff works

collabora� vely to address the learning needs of our sixth and seventh grade students in a posi-� ve and personal way. In this important transi-� on between elementary and mid high school, our staff strives to develop posi� ve rela� on-ships with students while providing rigor and relevant instruc� on.

Supplementary ProgramsThe following data refl ects the percentage of

Lake Stevens Middle School students benefi � ng from supplemental programs:

Free or Reduced Meals - 40.5%Special Educa� on - 14.9%Transi� onal Bilingual - 3.3%

Student Ethnic CompositionAmerican Indian - 1.5%Asian - 3.9%Pacifi c Islander - .8%Asian Pacifi c Islander - 4.7%Afro-American - 3.4%Hispanic - 13.1%White - 72.8%Average Class Size - 25

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Academic Focus And Improvement Goals

In 2010-2011 LSMS students improved in math profi ciency. A focused eff ort in align-ing curriculum and crea� ng common assess-ments to monitor progress throughout the year, along with providing support to strug-gling math students in a second math class, have helped move math scores in a posi� ve direc� on. In the fi rst year of administering the Year One End of Course of Assessment, 100% of LSMS students met profi ciency.

Our academic focus for 2011-2012 is to ensure that our teaching and learn-ing is purposeful and inten� onal.

In mathema� cs, teachers are con� nuing to align curriculum to math standards and are looking at various forms of data, including stu-dent work samples, to inform their instruc� on.

Likewise, our Language Arts teachers work collabora� vely evalua� ng student wri� ng samples to iden� fy areas of need. For read-ing, our en� re staff is assessing student re-sponses from a school wide reading assess-ment to focus instruc� on addressing reading skills in both literary and informa� onal text.

In addi� on, students will see in every class-room posted learning targets sta� ng the pur-pose of each lesson so they understand what they should know or be able to do by the end of the class. Teachers will con� nue to work with students to provide necessary support when students struggle with a skill or concept.

How You Can HelpThere are many ways you can be “In the know”

and get involved at LSMS!Visit our website - a great way for families to stay informed about what’s going on at LSMS. Parents can keep up with grades via Family Access located on our website.Communicate with teachers about classes and follow your child’s clubs and ac� vi� es. We welcome volunteers, as well as visitors. How about joining us for lunch? Or helping in the library? Or reading with students? Or chaperoning a dance? Just call us at 425-335-1544 to get involved today!

About Our StudentsLSMS serves students in grades six and seven.

As part of our Pirate Pride, we strive to teach students to take pride in being individuals, re-spec� ul, accountable, team players who are constantly striving for excellence in all they do. Making connec� ons with our students helps us meet the unique developmental needs of the mid-level adolescent. Their desire for indepen-dence and need for structure and challenge come together in middle school. The counsel-ing staff , teachers, administra� on and support staff , along with our parent community, form a powerful team for suppor� ng student growth and learning. In 2010-11 we had an unexcused absence rate of .0%.

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About Our Financial Resources

About our StaffLake Stevens Middle School has 33 teachers

and support professionals, assisted by 27 para-educators and classifi ed staff guided by one principal and one associate principal. Just over 72% of our teachers have a master’s degree and 95.9% of our teachers meet NCLB’s highly quali-fi ed requirements.

About Our School BuildingLake Stevens Middle School was built in 1961

and received addi� ons in 1965 and 1969. In 1996 an $8.5 million dollar comprehensive cam-pus-wide moderniza� on project was complet-ed. Included in this remodel was the installa� on of local and wide area networks. The prac� cal capacity for our building is 573 students. We now have 583 students in grades six and sev-

en. There are 26 classrooms, a mul� -purpose room, library, two computer labs, a music room and two portable classrooms. Our total building size is 85,444 square feet. We have an outside basketball area, grass athle� c fi elds and track, and a large gymnasium that is used year round by the students and community.

In the spring of 2011 Students in grades six and seven par� cipated in the state mandated MSP (Measurement of Student Progress test). This is the new state standards based assessment in math, reading and wri� ng. Previous to last spring students took the state’s WASL test. In both assessments students must demonstrate mastery in order to meet standards in each sub-

ject area. The MSP is a mul� ple choice, fi ll-in and short answer test with the excep� on of the wri� ng por� on, which is an essay response.

You may refer to the district’s website at www.lkstevens.wednet.edu and click on Our District, Reports, for a complete look at district scores. Classroom assessments are conducted by teachers in all subject areas on an ongoing ba-

sis to ensure student progress and to evaluate strengths and growth opportuni� es.

Lake Stevens Middle School students achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in 17 out of 21 categories. Categories where profi ciency goals were not met include reading - all, white and Low Income; and math - Low Income. They are in step four of improvement.

LSMS PIRATES

Washington State / District Assessment Plan

For the 2011-12 fi scal year the General Fund budget revenue totals $69.2 million. The School Board has set a minimum budgeted end-ing fund balance of 5% of expenditures that is necessary to accommodate normal cash fl ow. Approximately 72% of the revenue comes from the state for basic educa� on and special pro-

grams. The state provides an average of $5,044 per full � me student to Lake Stevens. Twenty-one percent of the revenue comes from the ci� zens of the community through the levy of voter approved taxes and various fees and do-na� ons. All I-728 (Class Size) funding has been cut from the state budget.

Approximately 83% of the expenditures are payment of salaries and benefi ts for the em-ployees of the district. The balance of the ex-penditure budget is used in the areas of sup-plies and materials, purchased services, capital outlay and travel.

Washington Assessment of Percentage Meeting Standard

Lake Stevens Middle School Contact Informa� on:

Michael Weatherbie, PrincipalJames Sinning, Associate Principal

Connie Wyrick, Secretary

1031 91st Ave. SELake Stevens, WA 98258

425-335-1544

*EOC - End of course, Math 1 being Algebra

Spring of 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011Math 6th Gr. 59.1 60.6 61.3 70.3 51.9 58.8Reading 6th Gr. 62.2 66.9 65.7 72 64.6 70.6Math 7th Gr. 51.4 58.2 67.5 69.5 55.3 57Reading 7th Gr. 56.2 53.8 64.4 62.5 63.4 56.5

70.5 70 74.7 74 70.3 71Math 1 - 7th Gr. EOC* 100 98.2 94.5

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